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IF LABOUR RULES.
represents a type of impost which | Confucius
so nearly resembles the Bolshevik
idea of confisention as to make Thirteen further oases of small- lit objectionable to Britishers, por were notified yesterday, one Moreover, once in operation for of which was Portuguese, the one specific purpose it might rest being Chinese, later be "easily perpetuated for others. However, if the Labour Hongkong Banevolent Society itas come into power immediately will take place in the City Hall they are scarcely likely to bring at noon on Tuesday, January 29. forward this proposal, for to do
CRICKET NOTES
THE ARMCHAIR
CRITIC
Nothing very much doing in, flattering total, as the C.R The Annual Meeting of the the way of exciting or amusing attack is notaziounty wss.
cricket last week-end, or perhaps, the absence of three men is you with my usual luck, I attended calculated to improve the marie the wrong matches. Pity one of a team which already has cannot gaze into a crystal and see tough proposition on. This slank who is going to play attractive cricket or who is going to be the Empress of Australia on 21st really funny. Quick's 68, I sm December arrived in New York told, belonged to the former varie
14th January, having been 24ty of diversion; and the umpires in the Civil Service versus club match, I know, to the latter.
so would spell their early defeat The silk forwarded from here by at the hands of the combined Liberal and Conservative vote. So there is no need for undue
days in transit.
anxiety on this score at the moment. As to other spheres of
We understand that "the activity, we may doubt Labour's Beckwith Bell" which has been
ย
About those umpires. It was ability to handle foreign and installed at Pakhong Point, was difficult to judge, with my limited colonial policy, but time will tell put into operation for the first field of vision; whether they were serious or not. For their sakes. I whether such views are justified time yesterday.
We can
conceive of Labour
"
Lady Brunyate is to distribute doing an immense amount of
the University certificates to real good in connection with students of St. Paul's Institution, certain aspects of our foreign Causeway Bay, on the afternoon and colonial problems even in of the 31st instant. Hongkong. But for the moment] we are prepared to await develop- ments, in the hope that on whom
of the Kuomintang párty, from soever the task of governing which a National Government falls, there will be no serious will be chosen and a President break with the traditions of the elected. pask
Dr. Sun Yat-sen has decided to a general meeting convene
Members of the Royal Hong- kong Yacht Club are notified that there will be a week-and
Waiting For Their Chance.cruise to Hang Han. The start
We heard, the other day, of a will be from the Yacht Club, all China coast officer who received classes starting together at 2,45 "warning" from his craw that Pam. their vessel was likely to be
FIELD OF VISION"
"PINCHED
ing is very dishes, tening to hard-worked skippers who aro endeavouring to put up a fight with poor material, and offenders should be severely dealt with.
Poor old Kowloon' are having rather'a thin time this season, mainly owing to the departure of valuable personnel. At the begin ning of the sesson they acquired hope they weren't. Owen Hughes some new talent which, at one was "Lb.w." with the offending time, promised much; but of late. leg half way to the "on" bound-things have been going rather pirated next trip. The men had The Rice Workers' Guild inry: England was "caught off badly and Robby must be having beard it currently among water Cacion has sent out large num- his elbow, and Webster was run worrying time. I feel sure front loungers, and brought thef Politically we live in an age of news back.
As it happened, nobers of its members to patrol the out" from & boundary shot after however, that the eclipse is only kaleidoscopic changes. A year piracy took place, probably be riverways and prevent the rice Over had been called. Pinch momentary; and we shall yet soc ago, if we had predicted that cause the responsible parties took trafic. As a consequence. prices ed for loitering, in other words the day when they beat the Club in neighbouring towns have risen The Civil Service always strain (again, as they did last the season. special precautions. Nevertheless within twelve months Britain this incident but one of several greatly and a famine is expected. every nerve to beat the Club, and the judicious choosing of umpires would have & Labour Govern-shows how systematic might be
That 71 contributed by Y. "M- is merely sound preliminary! ment. we should have been the methods employed by local) The Canton military authori-staff-work. Luckily, the C. S. Shi was quite a stylish effort, and laughed to scorn. To-day, the pirates. Probably not a single ties have issued a circular to the appreciated the joke, as did every-earned the approbation of every coasting vessel or other small commanders of the various troops one else,, except some of the one present. Coming when it did, portents are that such an Ad-steamer or launch capable of
It was a valuable knock and com stating that persons carrying a victims. ministration
pletely changed the aspect of the may come into being pirated, sails without this disc showing that one dollar has
game. For the Club, Galloway. being within a week. Yesterday possibility of being looted hang been subscribed toward military ing over it every trip. No we had a few comments to make doubt the desperado gang await deered for transport work.
Our greatly improved Navy enjoyed himself in accumulating expenses must not be comma-side completely wiped the floor 46 of the patchiest; good shots on the political outlook, and we their opportunity, "day after
with the C.B.C. Nevertheless, 202 | being mixed indiscriminately would now look at matters from day, and directly they see a
for 3 wickets is somewhat of a with bad. a slightly different angle. The chance of success they take it The Coronet are putting on for Well-planned organisation has idea of a Labour Government no doubt been responsible for the Fruit, one of Paramount's speci- one day only the film "Forbidden may be repugnant to many of imposing list of successes which al productions. Agnes Ayres our readers, but we are hoping these pirates can already claim.stars in this story of a young Possibly the immunity of most wife whose faith is put to severe that they have sufficient tolera-of the ships sailing out of Hong-trials before her matrimonial tion, breadth of view and charity kong to Canton, Macao, and other happiness is assured. Felix the
SUBMARINES BEAT CLUB. The following will represent Club de Recreio in the Junior to refraia from prejudging the nearby ports depends entirely on Cat is another attraction, fall of
not the cargo or bumour.
On Wednesday, at the U.S.R.C.League game against the Surrey's Labcurities. We have no parti-whether or
To-morrow probably the Club met the Submarine at the Sookunpoo ground at 2.20 passengers are worth a raid. It the biggest collection of stars Flotilla. The game began at a cular love for Mr. Ramsay is anything but a
pm: M.Silva: H. Prataj P. comforting Macdonald or his followers, but thought, especially with the near in Quincy Adams Sawyer."
ever seen in one picture, appear fairly slow pace, but subsequent Xavier, V. Xavier, A A. Re- ly became very brisk and the play medios, A. Carvalho;. J. Ribeiro, we want them, if they are to approach of the New Year, when
Was on the whole even. The L Rocha, W. Ogley (Capt), take up the reins of office, to be not only will there be
wealthy travellers, and shipments A conflict between two Eur-Club forward line was very far Cosano and A. A. Botelho. He- given a fair chance. Let them of coin, but also even the profes-opean police officers and a couple they but rarely succeeded in
from being at full strength and serves G. Osmand and A. The judged by what they do, opt sional criminals will try to save of armed men occurred on Bowen
combining with good results, and
The following have been by what we fear they may ac-face by paying off all their Road on Wednesday afternoon in the second half, with Meacock selected to represent Kowloon in
financial obligations!
when, in a chase which followed complish or fail to do. If they
was left to the their Shield match with the the sighting of two suspicious Club halves to take a good Police B. crippled, it
Rasmussen; F. commit grave errors, then they
characters at the bend into Wan-
share in the attack. Hatt Wheeler, J. Morton; 3. Leonard, chai Gap, a pistol duel occurred. and Mitchell made numerous J. McKelvie, B. Pasco, E. A Both the officers, Sergeants which they will surely receive. Presuming a Labour Govern- Taylor and Hughen, fred, but inrcads into the ground near the Mason, C. Millard, A. Latham, J. In any event, it is no use cursing meci comes into full power some without success, the men getting opposita circle, in the course of Muir and A. Duncan. Labour for the present situation, day-that is to say, presuming so away into the bushes. One of their only goal. For the Sub-League match against South one of which Mitchell scored Kowloon in their 2nd Division which has made them the pre-election returns Labour in the the suspects turned round and marines, Slade scored both goals, China "B" will be represented
majority-what is going to happen fired from his hip pocket, but, one in either half. Result mier Opposition party and there-to the Singapore base? We afortunately, the bullets missed fore the natural successors to the ready have it from apparently their mark. present Government if the latter authoritative sources that the
will deserve the reprobation The Pacific Naval Base.
foreign
more
HOCKEY.
The Submarine Flotilla, 2: Club, L.
Cunha.
FOOTBALL
by: J. Beach; F. Oller, D. Urquhart; A. W. Brown, S. Sibley, 8. Kandle; V. Hast, B. Vickars, W. H. Brown, A. Spary," and B. T. Haylock Reserves: L H. Taylor and S. W. Chapman.
is defeated. If anybody is to be scheme will be scotched by a
Our Picture Page to-morrow
SURREY TEAM WINS. Labour Ministry, whilst the Im- castigated, it is the electorate for perial view (and Labour claims will include a group of the Hong On the same day, the Club voting as it did. But then. of to desire further Dominions kong Interport football
team second team was to meet H.M.8. course, the voters, were quite participation in domestic and which is shortly to visit Shang-Tamar, but at a late moment the policy) is that this hai; three pictures of the place of the latter was taken by within their rights in using the naval base is essential The Volunteers in camp at Lowu, a company team from the East LEAGUE CRICKET. Franchise just as they chose to recent speech on the subject by including one very fine group: a Surrey Regiment. Both sides do. Our present system may be the Australian Prime Minister photograph of Marshal Wu Pei-played nine men and the game
indicates the wider and sanerfine residence at Loyang, which was affected by the absence of T.R.C. 2nd XI v. H.K.C.C. 2nd XI. full of anomalies, but, for all outlook, which realises the abwas visited by Sir Robert Ho the two men on either side. that, it is the best we have bean solute necessity for a Pacific Tung in connection with his
represent The following will The first half was even, the the Indian Recreation Club 2nd yet able to evolve for the ex-base of some kind, and no beiter Round Table Conference scheme,
site exists than Singapore. To as well as pictures of the guard Club quite holding their own and XI in a league match against the pression of the national will
day we have a message embodying of honour drawn up to receive scoring the only goal of the half. When we come
to analyse Mr. Amery's admission that the Sir Robert and of some of Wa It came from Garrod as the result Hongkong Cricket Club 2nd XI on the former's ground to-morrow recent Labour utterances and to preliminary work has already! Pet-fu's troops going out to field of a combined dash down the at 2.15 pm D.Rumjahn (Capt examine the Labour Party's elec. been put in hand, and commit-exercises; together with a photo field by him and Becher, who io), Sirdar Khan, EA Mopsdeen, ments made, besides large-scale taken at the wedding of Mr. played a very useful game at F.M.el Arculli, M.P.Mader HD. tion manifesto, wo find in them contracts being called for. To Douglas Reid and Miss Jean centre-half. Just before half.
Rumjahu, O.Rumjahn, A.Kitchell very little to which either of the stop the scheme now, or a few Lowson.
time, Lyon had hard luck in notYA.Wahab, AH.N.Samy and scoring with a shot which hit the other parties would not sub-months hence, would be to waste
Cassumbhoy. all the funds that have been ex-
post after a fine ran down the scribe. The Capital Levy is the pended and upset all the arrange
right wing by him. Early in the most objectionable feature, and ments already in hand. It is
second half, the Club forwards jagain met with success and Price Garrod and Price we can well understand the ap. common knowledge that the site prehensions which its inclusion that the advance staffe have
scored. The East Surreys now most prominent of was selected some years ago, and
began to attack again keenly and forwards and their in the Labour programme have already been appointed. In short,
they scored twice in quick quite good though created. According to its spon-nothing short of absolute domin- London, January 18-Replay-succession, through Davis and The defence of the sors, this is to be a non-recurring ance by a narrow-minded grouped English Cup matches resalted Bird. They continued to stay of Little Englanders could stop as follows Swansea, 1: Clapton the pace better than the Club graduated Wer Debt Redemption the plan. So we can practically Orient, 1. Charlton, 1; Accrington, and they took two more goals Levy un all individual fortunes rest assured that it is going ahead O. Halifax, 1; Northampton, 1.-through Edwards. Result
Reuter,
East Burreys, 4; Club, 2. over $5,000, to be devoted solely to ultimate completion
THE ENGLISH CUP.
FURTHER RE-PLAYS.
was good, too
backs, with) the situation mighty stroke, Laughter